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Susan Collins calls for removal of radio ad calling Troy Jackson a 'creep'

Collins told reporters at a campaign stop in Lewiston that she "had nothing to do with that ad," which aired on Maine radio in the form of a country song.

Sources (2)· Oct 21, 11:37 PM to Oct 22, 9:15 PM

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Bangor Daily News· Oct 21, 11:37 PMSusan Collins calls for removal of radio ad calling Troy Jackson a 'creep'
The Hill· Oct 22, 9:15 PMCollins calls for ad calling Jackson a 'creep' to be pulled

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Sen. Susan Collins calls for removal of radio ad attacking Democrat Troy Jackson as a 'creep'Maine Republican Sen. Susan Collins has distanced herself from a radio ad targeting Democratic opponent Troy Jackson and called for it to be removed.

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Sen. Susan Collins Calls for Removal of Ad Attacking Democrat Troy Jackson as a 'Creep'LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — Maine Republican Sen. Susan Collins distanced herself from a new ad attacking Democratic opponent Troy Jackson as a “freak” and a “creep” because “he has two kids with his cousin,” saying Wednesday that it should be taken down.

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Collins calls for ad calling Jackson a 'creep' to be pulledSen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) said a new radio ad calling her opponent, Democratic Senate nominee Troy Jackson, a “creep” should be taken down. The ad, airing on Maine radio, features a country song with the lyrics, “If he’ll screw his own family, he’ll screw yours too,” The Associated Press reported. The ad is from the...

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Susan Collins scrambles away from vicious GOP ad featuring her own attack: reportSen. Susan Collins (R-ME) wants a vicious Republican attack on her opponent pulled off the air, but there's an awkward wrinkle in her objection. The Maine Republican on Thursday disavowed a new radio ad from the Senate Leadership Fund, a super PAC aligned with Senate Republicans, that labels her Democratic challenger Troy Jackson as a "creep," The Hill…

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